Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Giannis Antetokounmpo was caught on digicam with a Pixel 6 Professional at NBA All-Star Weekend 2022.
- The second turned a meme on the positioning previously generally known as Twitter.
- Antetokounmpo had an ideal response when the meme resurfaced lately.
Normally, you by no means wish to grow to be a meme, however generally it’s out of your management. That’s precisely what occurred to probably the greatest gamers within the NBA, Giannis Antetokounmpo, when he had one of many greatest Android telephones of 2022. Nonetheless, it appears the one-time champ’s meme-able second ended as a big-time win for him and the Google Pixel line.
Like many different gamers, Antetokounmpo attended NBA All-Star Weekend 2022 to take pleasure in and take part within the festivities. Nonetheless, as quickly because the Milwaukee Bucks star took out his cellphone to seize the second, eagle-eyed trolls instantly observed one thing was off.
Whereas most individuals are used to seeing athletes flaunt iPhones, Antetokounmpo was sporting a Google Pixel 6 Professional. The trolls pounced on the second to mock the All-Star relentlessly. This second instantly turned a meme on X, previously generally known as Twitter.
The meme lately resurfaced through the X account NBA Memes. Together with an image, account provides, “Throwback to when individuals clowned Giannis for utilizing a Google Pixel throughout the All Star Weekend.”
Yea after all I bear in mind the night time I obtained clowned for having a Google cellphone on the All Star Sport as a result of proper after @GooglePixelFC referred to as me and needed me to be the face for the subsequent 2 years 😂😂 https://t.co/kvmJVUiRWp
Nonetheless, Antetokounmpo appears to have had the final giggle. In a repost, Antetokounmpo responds with humor that Google reached out to him shortly after the second turned a meme. Apparently, that second turned a possibility for Antetokounmpo to safe a two-year sponsorship deal to grow to be the face of Google Pixel.
The deal in the end appears to have been a win-win for each events as Antetokounmpo has appeared in a number of Google Pixel commercials since then. It’s in all probability honest to additionally say that Antetokounmpo’s endorsement of the Pixel line has helped lots in popularizing the cellphone.
